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NURS 487 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

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End-Tidal CO2 Levels


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- As oxygen is entering tissues and blood, CO2 is being removed and
excreted by the lungs


- What we breathe out can be measured as end tidal CO2 (also shows
metabolism)
· Higher levels indicate poor gas exchange (retain CO2)
· Low levels may indicate hyperventilation




How Cardiac Output (CO) would be affected in someone with an acute MI?


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, - If the heart is not getting enough oxygen supply and cells are dying, this
will decrease contractility (not able to squeeze the muscle to eject blood)


- If there is decreased contractility this also decreases Stroke volume
(amount of blood pushed out of the ventricle) and CO decreases


- Cardiogenic shock can happen after/during an MI when the heart fails to
pump blood effectively leading to low BP and low organ perfusion.




Infective Endocarditis Clinical Manifestations


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fever, fatigue, weakness, anorexia, murmur, vascular manifestations (splinter
hemorrhages, janeway lesions, oslar nodes, petechiae, roth spots), clots in
major organs like the lungs, brain, kidney, spleen




Cheyne Stokes


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abnormal breathing pattern; periods of dyspnea (SOB) and apnea
(breathing randomly stops and starts)




Afterload


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, The resistance to ejection of blood from the left ventricle. It is the load the
muscle must move during contraction




PNS vs SNS


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PNS: rest and digest
SNS: fight or flight




Infective Endocarditis Etiology


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- Inflammation of the endocardium (inner layer of the heart). 80% of cases
are caused by bacteria

- Increased risk in people with heart disease




Contractility


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the ability of the myocardium to increase the extent and force of the
muscle fiber shortening independent of preload/afterload

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